The effect of repair of the lacertus fibrosus on distal biceps tendon repairs: A biomechanical, functional, and anatomic study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 120-123

  Landa, Joshua ^a   Bhandari, Sachin ^b   Strauss, Eric J ^a   Walker, Peter S ^a   Meislin, Robert J ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^b The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art   (United States)

Author keywords

Biceps tendon repair; Bicipital aponeurosis; Biomechanics; Failure strength; Lacertus fibrosus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BICEP TENDON; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LACERTUS FIBROSUS; LIMB; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STRENGTH; TENDON; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON RUPTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; ARTHROPLASTY; BIOMECHANICS; ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 58149239865     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508324694     Document Type: Article

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